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Mid-winter break is a time of relief for some Carlmont students, but others face the stress of planning their club's schedule to accommodate the break from school.
With many weekly clubs, the school year has already been organized by the leaders in terms of what they will do each session. However,...

On a rainy day at the Redwood Shores library, Marianna the golden retriever wags her tail happily as a little girl reads “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” to her.
Marianna is part of Paws for Tales, a joint effort by the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA and the Peninsula Library System that allows children to form bonds with dogs by readin...

Have you ever wondered how many people ride Caltrain each day?
On Feb. 19, Caltrain launched their new "Did You Know?" public education program. This program was designed to educate the public about the history of the Caltrain corridor and its future plans for modernization.
Caltrain's "Did you kno...

For a day, the Redwood City Courthouse Square was transformed into a bustling area filled with street stalls and colorful red lanterns as people came together to celebrate Redwood City's eighth annual Lunar New Year Festival on Feb. 24.
The Lunar New Year marks the turn of the lunar calendar, acc...

“Excuse me, why did people want the whales to die?”
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but at the Monterey Bay Aquarium it could save the future of the planet.
According to its website, “the mission of the nonprofit Monterey Bay Aquarium is to inspire conservation of the ocean.”
“¡Viva Baja! Life ...

Statistics show that 187 million people use Snapchat every day.
But that number might have changed.
On Thursday, Feb. 8, Snapchat came out with a new update, version 10.25.2.0, that has created some controversy amongst its users.
The app has also been randomly updating itself even if you don't...

Across San Mateo County libraries, students in 5th to 12th grade competed in the Teen Social Justice Poster Contest to show their support for equality for all different types of people. With #openforall as their slogan, these youths pushed themselves to create the most creative and eye-catching post...

Since 1996, children of San Carlos and Redwood City have been receiving academic support from Healthy Cities Tutoring.
Healthy Cities Tutoring (HCT) is a non-profit organization devoted to cultivating San Carlos’ and Redwood City's youth with help from volunteers who assist students who struggle ...

After conflict between the dog-owner community and youth sports community, an agreement has been reached in the form of Barrett Community Center's new regulations on dog usage of the grass field.
Dogs are now only allowed to be off leash at the Barrett Community Center in the morning from 6-8 a.m betw...

The city of San Carlos recently launched a new website designed to better serve its community, its first major rework since its creation in 2009.
The website took over a year to make with the collaborative efforts of two companies. San Carlos partnered with Vision, a company specializing in website d...

Chinese New Year is a holiday that goes back to ancient times, and it is still celebrated today. The date of Chinese New Year, which is also known as the lunar new year, usually falls between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20. This year it is on Feb 16 and this is the year of the dog. At the Hillsdale Mall, a Chinese...

After the unexpected death of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on Dec. 12, 2017, the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, London Breed became the acting mayor.
However, not more than two months later, the Board of Supervisors voted to replace Breed with Mark Ferrell, another supervisor, as the i...

Think someone in prison has hit rock bottom? Maybe not.
The juvenile detention center in San Mateo County provides many opportunities that can help kids who may have fallen down the wrong path turn around.
There are many rehabilitative resources and services to offer kids in need, including academic counselors, who make sure school credits are being transferred, and therapists, who help the kids through their traumatic experiences.